In
the majestic mountains of Kananaskis, Alberta Canada, the leaders of the G7
countries held their annual meeting from June 15 to 17, 2025.
Observers
agreed that it was a marginal success because there were no visible blowups or
angry words of discord. At the end of the 50th summit, Prime Minister Carney
could only make the case for continued dialogue. These leaders agreed to
continue discussing their issues through their officials, with no major
announcements or group commitments. The final summary communique was
perfunctory mush to feed the media machine.
The
host this year, Prime Minister Carney, bumbled through with the help of a
fawning media and his discriminatory exclusions against Rebel News and others
who would question from a more skeptical angle.
Carney
opened by wishing President Trump a happy birthday (June 14, 1946–79yrs) and
referred to the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army (the reason for Trump's
military parade in Washington). Carney also mentioned that it was the 50th
anniversary of the G7 meetings of these world-leading democracies. Carney was
painfully obsequious and patronizing to Trump by saying, “the G7 is nothing
without U.S. leadership, your personal leadership, the leadership of the
U.S." Carney’s recent election strategy of “elbows up” to fight Trump was
revealed to be a sham.
The
bureaucrats posted paragraphs from the G7 Leaders on recent developments
between Israel and Iran, transnational repression, AI for prosperity, minerals
action plans, countering migrant smuggling, and the future of quantum
technologies.
The
G7 statement asserts working with domestic and international partners,
including local governments, Indigenous Peoples, civil society, industry, and
international organizations, to advance shared priorities. The G7 will continue
its work under Canada's presidency throughout 2025 and looks forward to
France's leadership and hosting the next meeting in 2026. France will host the
2026 Summit from June 14-16 in Evian-les-Bains, an Alpine spa town on the
shores of Lake Geneva.
During
the welcome introductions, President Trump calmly insulted past actions of the
group by saying Russia should not have been excluded, and he falsely claimed
there would have been no war if they had not dropped Russia. Trump did not
understand that the G8 became the G7 after Russia was expelled in 2014 after
the Russian subversive annexation of Crimea.
The
G7 is a group of like-minded countries that share a belief in free enterprise
as the best route to growth. Russia was never a fit. These countries that make
about half the world's gross domestic product, from the commitments they make,
could help solve global issues, spur economies, and drive world prosperity if
there was resolve. The G7 was founded to promote free trade, multilateralism,
and co-operation. The USA, the economically dominant member, does not support
those essentials anymore.
This
year's summit had the backdrop of a renewed war between Israel and Iran, which
caused President Trump to leave a day early. Leaders published a statement
affirming that Israel "has a right to defend itself" and that Iran
"can never have a nuclear weapon." It was a self-comforting
virtue-signal statement, that left the actual work and sacrifice for Israel to
make on their behalf.
Of
note for Canadian consumers, Carney got nothing from Trump, but an unreliable
promise of negotiations for a new relationship by mid-July.
Also, Canada has had very strained relations with India, consequently the guest invitation for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was controversial. Canada and India agreed to name new high commissioners and restore regular diplomatic services to citizens in both countries. Canada had expelled six Indian diplomats and consular officials last fall when agents of the Indian government had targeted some activist Canadian Sikhs. The Indian government denies following and threatening some Canadian MPs. Modi did not need to be invited for their Embassies to become fully functional at the bureaucratic level to serve citizens.
At the G7 summit, Carney also promised $4.3 billion in new support for Ukraine's defense, including $2 billion for weapons like drones, ammunition, armored vehicles, and a $ 2.3 billion loan to help Ukraine rebuild its infrastructure.
"What
was it like in the room?" In answering his own question, Carney offered a
defense of the G7 based on the value of dialogue for building relationships and
trust. The political world keeps changing. However, Carney has a big task to
build trust and support at home in view of the failed policies of past Liberal
governance, and the sad state of Canadian domestic welfare.
Carney’s
behaviour at the G7 confirmed the Canadian election scam. Some voters were seduced by the
idea that Papa Carney would take care of them. They wrongly ascribed to him
without evidence, a sense of trust, calm, and integrity. Strategists had Carney
stoke Trump fear every time he spoke during the campaign, then falsely claim he
was the best choice to stand up to President Donald Trump. Although the Liberal
vote did not grow significantly, the resentful NDP members who had been fed an
internal Party diet of anti-Conservative hate since the previous election,
voted strategically for the Liberals.
Alternatively,
if the NDP had previously voted in Parliament in line with their rhetoric, they
would have defeated the Justin Trudeau government and caused an election, which
would have produced a Conservative government with the NDP as the Official
Opposition. The NDP would then have its largest MP representation in history
with Jagmeet Singh as their hero leader in national prominence presenting himself
as a government in waiting. The Liberals would be relegated to third or fourth
in Parliament.
However,
the small-minded politics of NDP envy and resentment produced its fruit of keeping
the Conservatives at bay and Pierre Poilievre from Prime Minister. Many life-long
federal NDP voters had placed a strategic vote for the Liberals. Consequently,
the NDP lost everything, becoming financially broke with no official status in
Parliament. Leader Jagmeet Singh had to resign and will be soon forgotten.
The
nation again has the corrupt and mercenary Liberals in power. Sin has its
consequences. Proverbs 14:30 (NIV) A heart at peace gives life to the body, but
envy rots the bones.
2 comments:
Thanks for the observations. I like your quips. Even the supportive legacy media couldn’t magnify this event to significant national attention. G7 is now G what? The self-aggrandizing Trump was revealed as hollow and untrustworthy.
Carney got nothing from Trump, and now we hear the 30 day limit thing for a deal is evaporating. Carney is in a circus and he is the clown.
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